The closer a form is to Retinoic Acid, the more effective and (potentially) irritating, it is. Retinyl palmitate => Retinol => Retinaldehyde => Retinoic Acid Why? Most forms of Vitamin A need to be converted into Retinoic Acid, its pure form, to work their anti-aging magic on wrinkles. Retinol is the most common form of Vitamin A found in OTC skincare products. Retinol: What It Is, Skincare Benefits, And Side Effects For the purposes of this article, we’ll focus on them only. The Ordinary Retinoid serums only use two forms: retinol and granactive retinoid.
There are different forms of Vitamin A used in skincare.
Sephora the ordinary granactive retinoid 2 emulsion skin#
Vitamin A fights wrinkles in three different ways: it boosts the production of collagen, the protein that keeps skin firm it neutralises the free radicals that cause wrinkles before they have the chance to wreak their damage on your skin and they speed up your skin’s natural exfoliating process to smoothen out texture, even out skin tone, and treat acne. I’m talking about reducing their depth and size, not just making them look smaller to the naked eye (what most skincare products do). Vitamin A is the only thing that’s been proven (so far!) to reduce the wrinkles you already have. Retinoids is the family name for every form of Vitamin A used in skincare products.
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